Tag Archives: Print1-Musings

For Christmas we received a large fruit hamper in a wooden box from a grateful client. I gave my husband Christmas day off and then put him to work on Boxing day. He cut the box in half, top to … Continue reading →

Do you remember some years ago when the first big push came for everyone to abandon plastic shopping bags at the supermarket checkout? I do. Here in Australia the retailers stepped up and produced their own version of a re-usable … Continue reading →

Part 1: My friend Nola and I get together every month for a day of playing with colour and transferring imagery and/or abstract colour patterns to cloth and paper. We’ve done a bit of stamping, made glue resists, collage blocks, … Continue reading →

I was lucky to get a tip on where to find a supply of elephant dung paper which I’ve enjoyed printing on during this course. So yesterday I went hunting. The Fair Trade Emporium at Marrickville had what I wanted … Continue reading →

Although this isn’t part of my OCA course I find Photoshop a useful program when designing. I’m gradually increasing my knowledge in relation to the various tools available in CS6. Here’s a small selection of the options. Obviously when selecting … Continue reading →

My new Japanese print rollers are wonderful, the rubber surface is smooth as silk, the ink picks up evenly and then distributes across the lino uniformly and I couldn’t be happier with their performance. However, they have one tiny glitch. … Continue reading →

Looking further at Edward Bawden and his works. (Along with my own photography) In project 7 I recently researched Edward Bawden and his son Richard. Edward was known in particular for his linocuts of stations, markets and building exteriors and … Continue reading →